Washing reusable plastic bags can also send microplastics into waterways. "While we don’t have a clear answer to exactly how long it takes plastic bags to break down in the environment ...

Water ice is a far more complex substance than we might assume. Scientists have now created an exotic new form of ice in the lab, known as “plastic ice VII.” ...

“People wound up buying more plastic.” To draw their conclusions, the researchers first quantified plastic bag sales by analyzing barcode scanner data on consumer purchases. The Dallas City ...

McKay knew that flying with the container of fiber would not be necessary, so she decided to add the amount she would need for her three-day trip in a clear, plastic bag to avoid any possible ...

When California’s first single-use plastic bag ban went into effect in 2016, the companies making the bags found a loophole: If the bags were thick enough to reuse 125 times, they don’t count ...

In the future, Maryland consumers in Montgomery County could forget about plastic bags at the grocery store. Those will be banned — with some exceptions — if a new bill passes the council this ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that effectively bans all single-use plastic bags at the point of sale, closing a loophole that allowed the distribution of thick, reusable plastic bags in the ...

A Los Angeles Times editorial is asking for a "do over" in the plastic bag ban that actually led to more plastic waste, according to a recent report. After California became the first state in ...